It doesnt. Sound actually travels faster the denser the medium is because the molecules are packed closer together. So sound travels fastest in solids.
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Sound travels slowest through solids because the particles in a solid are packed closely together, leading to more interactions and collisions between particles. This results in a slower transmission of sound waves through the material.
Sound travels slowest through gas, as molecules are farther apart compared to liquids and solids, leading to decreased speed of sound waves passing through.
The velocity of a sound wave is greatest in solids, as the particles are more tightly packed, allowing for faster propagation of the wave compared to liquids and gases.
Sound travels slowest through d) wood. Wood is a solid material and sound waves travel slower in solids compared to liquids and gases like air, glass, and water.
The phases of matter from fastest to slowest that sound travels through are solids, liquids, and gases. Sound travels fastest through solids because the particles are closer together and can easily transmit vibrations. In liquids, sound travels slower due to the looser arrangement of particles, and in gases, sound travels slowest because the particles are widely spaced.
sound will travel through air (gas), the slowest. Because the molecule sin the air are farther apart. Actually rubber it will travel through rubber the slowest. Air is second slowest then water and then granite was all I learned . Also Saltwater is faster then water becaus e there more salt so air goes through it faster.